This is unofficial tourist information of the north part of Kyoto prefecture(TANGO)!! If you interesting to see countryside or seaside of Japan, why not visit TANGO along with your Kyoto city trip?(2hrs from Kyoto station by direct bus or train) TANGO is a traditionally popular tourist destination among Japanese.

The boat is brand-new with open terrace on the top and toilet on the board:D
I know for some tourists, it was difficult to visit Ine since it takes about 1hr by bus and the bus has no toilet. So this boat is a solution for such travellers and who prefer to take boat than bus!!

For you who wanted to discover Tango pensinsula by taking public transportation, it will be much easier from 19th July 2014! :D

The hop-on hop off bus is called "Gurutan bus(ぐるたんバス)".

There is a pass called "Gurutan pass(ぐるたんパス)" available for 1000yen, you can ride on the Gurutan bus(you can't take ordinal public buses with the pass) as many times as you want include one way KTR local train ride from Amino station to Amanohashidate station(If you take an express train you need to pay extra, you can't take opposite direction train by the pass.). Valid 1 day. You can purchase at Amanohashidate station. From Amino station to Amanohashidate station costs:570yen. The pass makes sence for you to purchse or not is depends on where you are heading to and how many stops you are interested to hop-off!

Time table:
This is an estimated time table for now, so please check the actual time table at the bus stop.
Basically every 1hr, hop-on hop off comes to the each bus stops. There is no opposite way round. From Amino station(網野駅), you can take KTR train back to Amanohashidate, Miyazu and so on.

I went there last year(2013) and I was too late to see full blooming. So I think, to see the best is around end of June in generally. Some people discribed the garden as "Sea of Hydrangea". My pictures are from 11/07-2013.

TIPS: Visiting this place can take up to a whole day so be careful for planning, unless you have car. And take an insects repellent spray is recommended.

(Weekday)From Higashi-Maizuru station(東舞鶴駅) take a Mihama line bus(三浜線) and get off at Shizen-bunka-en(自然文化園). Bus fare:600yen/single.

Timetable:

From Higashi-Maizuru station ①10:50②12:50 and arrive at Shizen-bunka-en ①11:18②13:18.

From Shizen-bunka-en depart at ①11:49②13:49③17:04 and arrive at Higashi-Maizuru station①12:16②14:16③17:31.

There is one day bus ticket for 1000yen called Kamaboko-tegata(かまぼこ手形)and that will be include the admission fee to the garden as well. You can't buy from bus driver, you need to purchase at bus ticket office located outside of Nishi-Maizuru station or Higashi Maizuru station or tourist information.

If you already have any of Kyoto Sea Area Pass, your pass should covers the bus fare. Although I think almost no foreign tourists in this area so make sure to ask bus driver and show the pass before the bus departs, because maybe they never seen it before....since the pass started selling from April 2014.

About Me

Hello! Thank you for visiting my blog. This is unofficial tourist information of the north part of Kyoto prefecture(TANGO)!!I was born and grew up in the area. Are you interesting to see countryside or seaside of Japan? Why not visit Tango where you can access by direct express train or bus from Kyoto station.
TANGO is a traditionally popular tourist destination among Japanese. That's why I would like to assist international tourists who is interesting to visit TANGO by making English info! I hope that you as a future visitor to TANGO will find the information listed here to plan what to do and see during your visit to "the seaside of Kyoto". Please don’t hesitate to email me if you have any questions! I can be reached directly at: kyotosea*gmail.com
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